The Host Of An Ancient Spirit

Renew：Chapter 50
Author：QingShan 青衫
Update：08-15-2023
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Description：The Host Of An Ancient Spirit summary: Chen Feng, a young genius, was demoted and suffers all kinds of humiliation and set-backs. One day, he finds a secret paG.o.da and learns a supreme cultivation skill, which launches his new, invincible life. Beautiful girls throw themselves at him, powerful enemies are afraid of him… all because he has just become the ruler of this realm.

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Chapter List

Chapter 1 The Juvenile Called Chen Feng
Chapter 2 Past Events Regarding Chen Feng
Chapter 3 Compet.i.tion at The Bottom of The Pool
Chapter 4 The Mysterious Tower
Chapter 5 An Unknown and Mysterious Martial Art
Chapter 6 The Third Son of the Chen Family
Chapter 7 The Golden Sun Thunder Sword Art
Chapter 8 A Fight at the Nature Level
Chapter 9 The Ling Guide Level How could Chen Feng stop attack since he had approached him? The figure suddenly rushed out with the breath exploded again. “Overlord Covers the Sky!” The shadow of the fist flashed in the sky and even Chen Feng didn’t know how many punches he has made at the moment. However, he was sure that once he exerted the Overlord Fist Position, even if the ma.s.sive troops could not compete with him. “Such a wonderful fist position for indiscriminate attacks! I’m afraid that even ten Chen Jian would be defeated here.” Chen Xiong expressed his appreciation in the eyes. Chen Jian forced a smile and withdrew suddenly. However, it’s still too late for him to avoid its fierce attack because thousands of fists shadows had already punched against him then. “Ho! Flash!” Chen Jian stared at the sky, where a figure repeated waved fists. With a loud shouting, Chen Jian flashed a flight over his hands and a white light suddenly covered all his body to form a protective shield. “It’s not the Ling Durability! It’s the genuine durability of the pract.i.tioners at the Ling Nature level. It’s more powerful with better defense capability.” The descriptions on the pract.i.tioner at the Ling Nature level flashed quickly in Chen Feng’s mind. He took a deep breath and decided to explode all the forces of the Overlord Fist Position, which should be powerful enough to resist the genuine durability. Bang! In a loud noise, they flew out at the same time. Chen Feng fell on the ground afar so heavily that the bluestone floor in the hall had been cracked. Chen Jian was no better than him, a pillar behind him was slight shaken. "The strike just now was really powerful. Without the genuine durability, I’m afraid that I would have been blasted by your fist just now. The Overlord Fist Position really deserves its name.” Chen Jian said with a light grin. Chen Feng nodded slightly and Chen Jian’s actual strength also impressed so much. For ordinary pract.i.tioners at the Ling Nature level, he would feel it a piece of cake to defeat them. However, to fight against Chen Jian, he had to exert all the forces of the Overlord Fist Position. Moreover, he was clear that he didn’t use all his actual strength, it was the swordsmanship that really counted. “Humph! Chen Jian is not as powerful as expected! It is ridiculous that he even clamors to be one of the three top players in Chen family while he cannot even challenge a man whose Qihai acupoint had been damaged.” A voice was heard while the air was full of a sense of chill. The man standing beside was Chen Han, whose strength was only second to Chen Xiong. If Chen Feng hadn’t been focusing on the reaction of all the people, they would believe the coldness just came from the Chen Han instead of that young man. Just like Chen Jian, this young man was one of the top three masters of the younger generation in Chen family. The other one was Chen Lei, Chen Feng’s eldest brother. The young man was named Chen Jun with a restrained character. He was even more powerful than Chen Jian because he had reached the Ling Guide Level. With sharp eyesight, Chen Xiong thought secretly, “Since Chen Jun has reached the Ling Guide Level last year, he must be too conceited to bend down to fight with Chen Feng. Perhaps, it was because Chen Han gave hints behind that he felt very supercilious due to his actual strength as well as the support by the elderly of the clan.” Chen Feng did not expect that some people wanted to challenge him. However, in such a situation there was no reason to refuse. Chen Feng glanced around and looked at Chen Jun without any fears, saying, “You are known as the top master of the younger generation of Chen family. I’m wondering whether you deserve the t.i.tle!” Clap! Clap! "Brave guy! You know once I start to fight, I will never be merciful. Don’t complain if you suffer from any damages." Chen Jun said, staring at Chen Xiong. Among the people standing around, he only concerned about Chen Xiong. As for the rest people, they would rather him to kill Chen Feng as soon as possible. Chen Xiong didn’t raise his eyes nor said anything. However, Chen Lei said, “Chen Jun, since you have reached the Ling Guide Level, how shameful of you to strike against my third younger brother. If you insist on fighting, I will come to challenge you!” With these words, Chen Lei stood in front of Chen Feng. In a flash of time, a transparent virtual long sword came into his hands. “Change Ling into reality, is that the means of Ling Guide Level It’s really miraculous and powerful.” Chen Feng thought secretly, slowing moving his hand away from Chen Lei, saying, “Take it easy, brother. He is not powerful enough to hurt me. Although I cannot compete with him, it’s still not easy for him to defeat me.” At these words, Chen Lei felt startled, shouting, “Third younger brother, you have demonstrated your actual strength today. n.o.body can say that you are not eligible to stand in the hall. There are two levels between the Ling Shape and the Ling Durability. The power of the Ling Shape Level is far more than what you have imaged.” However, Chen Feng shook his head. Since they decided to fight today with no mercy, they would never care about whether he was at the Ling Shape Level or higher levels. Chen Jian looked at Chen Feng and his physical strength had been restored then. He found Chen Feng could even fight against two people at the same time without any signs of fatigue. Something seemed to come out of his mind and his body suddenly shook, “ Does he have more powerful means? If that is the case, it is unbelievable.” Chen Xiong looked at Chen Feng and found the confidence in his eyes, he said suddenly, “I agree, my son, just go to fight! I don"t believe somebody in front of me is powerful enough to hurt you.” Anyone could understand the meaning of his words, even Chen Han had to carefully deal with it. Chen Jun slightly knitted his eyebrows and then glanced at Chen Feng, saying, “Come on, although I don"t know what has happened to you, but you are doomed to fail today.” “Really?” Chen Feng said coldly and secretly moved the unknown martial art in his body. A golden sword appeared in his hand, which waved a curve in the air. That’s just the fighting pose of the Golden Sun Thunder Sword Art. “That’s a treasure weapon! With miraculous power, it can even tear apart the Ling Durability shield and even the genuine durability cover.” “Treasure weapon! How come Chen Feng has such a weapon? Is it given by the family master?” “It seems that the master takes great care about this son. The treasure weapon seems to be of high quality, even our Sword Qingfeng cannot compete with it. It must be a top-level weapon.” Chen Jun seemed to be very jealous about it since it’s the top-level treasure weapon. Although he was known as one of the three masters in Chen family, he could not even own it. Now, it unexpectedly appeared in the hands of the wimp in front of him, how he couldn’t feel angry? A glimmer of light flashed in Chen Han’s eyes. He rolled his eyes like a sly fox and said, “It’s rare to have such an opportunity today. I suggest that we should not wait for our family contest for three months. Why not take this chance as a warmup for our contest? What do you think about it, master?” “Oh? Do you have any good suggestions?” Although Chen Xiong had fully understood their intentions, he deliberately pretended to be confused without pointing it out frankly. Chen Han looked around and thought Chen Xiong was really sly because he pretended not to understand his suggestion so as to take the initiative. Once the proposition was not satisfactory, he could refute it since he was still the master of Chen family with high social status. The masters of the collateral clans, such as Chen Qingshan and Chen Beishan, had fully understood his intention. Chen Feng had displayed his powerful strength today, they could not make trouble with him any longer. But even so, once they could get some benefits from the family, they would feel much better. "I suggest that it should be determined by the contest between Chen Feng and Chen Jun. We can gamble on gold and silver, or any other treasures, including weapons, doses or books of secret martial arts." Chen Han said slowly without moving his eyes from Chen Xiong. He found no response from Chen Xiong and continued, “If Chen Feng wins, he can ask for one thing from me with equal value with his top-level treasure weapon. If he is defeated by Chen Jun, the treasure weapon in his hand should be turned over to Chen Jun. Of course, the other masters of the clans can also gamble on it.” Chen Xiong sneered and said, “Such a wonderful proposition! Chen Feng has just reached the Ling Durability Level several days ago. Chen Jun has already reached the Ling Shape Level for a long time. There are two levels of difference, do you regard all of us as fools?” “So, what’s your idea, master?” Chen Xiong thought for a while and asked, “How many moves do you think are enough for the Ling Shape Level to defeat the Ling Durability Level?” “Within three moves.” Chen Xiong sneered and said, “In this case, if Chen Feng can resist against ten moves from Chen Jun without being defeated, he should be regarded as the winner. If he fails to resist within ten moves, Chen Feng should be regarded as the loser.” “Well…” Chen Han hesitated for a while and whispered to Chen Jun, “Do you have confidence to defeat him within ten moves?” Chen Jun seemed to be very conceited. He nodded and said, “Although he seemed to be powerful just now, I will certainly defeat him within less than five moves!” “OK! Deal! If Chen Feng can resist against Chen Jun for ten moves, he will be the winner.” Chen Han shouted. Looking at all the people around who seemed to be fully confident, Chen Feng thought stealthily, “The Ling Shape Level is really powerful. Although I cannot defeat him completely, it’s not so difficult to resist against ten moves.” Chen Xiong looked down to give an encouraging hint to Chen Feng, saying, “In that case, shall we start now. I’m wondering what the other masters of the clans want to gamble? Don’t bet too much.” “Aha! You worry about us too much, master. We never intend to fish in troubled waters. I gamble one bottle of top-level elixir.” “One book of top-level secret martial art, which I obtained from the devil of the West Continent after killing him.” “You are all millionaires. I just gamble one million ounces of gold on it.” …… Chen Xiong calmly recorded all their gambles and said, “Chen Feng, don’t let me down. Just fight without any distraction!” Chen Feng nodded with a smile. Top-level elixir and the book of top-level secret martial art, that’s precious. Once he could get them, his strength would be further improved. Suddenly, he concentrated all his attention with the force of the Ling Durability covered all over his body. “Humph! A mantis even dreams to stop a chariot!” Suddenly, Chen Jun moved his figure quietly at a very fast speed and a layer of light flahsed under his feet without any delay. At the Ling Shape Level, the Ling power could be released as far as tens of meters away, and he could even suspend in the air and cut off the running water with his palm in long distance. “Overlord Fist Position, Overlord Shows Up!” Chen Feng shouted so loudly that all the Ling Durability in his body kept shaking. Suddenly, a power full of vitality and blood came out, which was a kind of energy much stronger than the Ling force. He just got it after practicing the unknown martial art. Once the vitality and blood were spurted out, Chen Feng was covered by red light like a devil after practicing the evil martial art. The golden long sword in his hands also slightly changed with layers of light red flashes on the surface, which was just like the flood and beast in bad temper. All the people standing there did not expect Chen Feng had such a strength. All his changes could only be described as incredible, even the masters at the Ling Shape Level would be deeply stunned by the moment occurred just now. Being covered with the blood and vitality, Chen Feng felt the whole body had been changed. His eyes turned red and his face also flushed into vagueness. “Come on, the Ling Shape Level, I want to check out how powerful you are.” Chen Feng’s voice echoed in the hall. His figure flashed at a very quick speed which was not inferior to Chen Jun, the pract.i.tioner at the Ling Shape Level. Chen Jun’s eyes were full of sharpness, “d.a.m.n it! Don’t daydream to defeat me with some crooked martial art. It’s impossible!” “Xiaosha swordsmanship to sweep all the devils.” A long white sword unexpectedly appeared in Chen Jun’s hands. Once the sword was waved, the Ling forces were spread so that there seemed to be hundreds of sword shadows flashing in the air and heading for the position where Chen Feng was standing. Such a fatal move? Chen Feng was secretly shocked. He decided not to reserve his strength then, so he waved the long sword in hands. A golden sword flashed out of the scabbard with a red photosphere hovering overhead and spreading swiftly. “Golden Sun Thunder Sword Art!” Boom! The hundreds of sword shadows were instantly smashed by the sword in Chen Feng’s hand. When Chen Feng continued to wave it in the air once again, accompanied with the sound of a thunder explosion, Chen Feng approached Chen Jun in an instance. “Humph, as long as I are close to you, I just wonder how you can fight with me.” Chen Feng told himself, continuously waving the long sword in his hand. Tens of strikes were launched suddenly with increasing forces, so that he could break through the defense to approach his opponent. In that case, the martial art Chen Feng used to practice could play the biggest role. “Piece of cake! You really look down upon our Xiaosha Swordsmanship! Humph! Xiaosha Swordsmanship with Hundreds of Strikes!” The white long sword in Chen Jun’s hand returned suddenly and condensed into a circle of hundreds of ma.s.sive swords in the front to cover him up. Hum! Hum! The long sword in Chen Feng’s hand kept shaking before flying out suddenly. He was very clear about the forces of the Golden Sun Thunder Sword Art; however, he could not conduct close-in combat. Instead, the force of hundreds of swords by the opponent was so ma.s.sive that he was hurt in an instance. “d.a.m.n it! The Ling Shape Level is so powerful like this?” Chen Feng’s figure appeared once again. Without the long sword this time, he rushed out with all his vigor and approached Chen Jun again. Both of them were involved in close-in fighting. Although Chen Jun had been at the Ling Shape Level, his strength of practice had not been strong enough to fight against Chen Feng. Though he was not injured, he could only defend himself instead of attacking. As a saying goes, too many mosquitos can even kill an elephant. Chen Feng tried his best to attack with the Overlord Fist Position. Although he could not launch fatal attack on Chen Jun, he had already successfully disturbed the paces of his opponent. For some time, they both seemed to be well-matched in strength. Chen Xiong gazed at them and suddenly said, "Ten moves already. Chen Feng is still safe and sound, I declare Chen Feng win." At these words, Chen Feng had a sigh of relief in the mind. If he continued fighting like this, he could not hold on for long. After a heavy punch from his fist, he suddenly withdrew. However, Chen Jun had been greatly irritated at that moment, how come he could let Chen Feng go? He never paid attention to Chen Xiong’s declaration. With clenching fists, a long sword with the Ling power came into being instantly to stab Chen Feng. The fighting had consumed most energy of Chen Feng. Such a sudden strike made him no time to make any response. Chen Xiong had never thought Chen Jun would be so bold to launch new attack! So, he could not stop the abrupt offense in time. Fizz! Chen Feng frowned and his shoulder was punctured at this moment and red blood burst out of a ma.s.sive hole. It fell into silent suddenly and the killing expression piled up on Chen Feng’s face. The unknown martial art inside his body started to be agitated so mysteriously that Chen Feng looked like a cold-blooded evil from the h.e.l.l suddenly. “d.a.m.n!” Whiz! He changed into a light shadow and disappeared instantly before he showed up once again just beside Chen Jun. Puff! Chen Feng changed his fingers into the shape of claw to attack Chen Jun’s Dantian acupoint, which was penetrated instantly without any resistance. With a slight cracking sound, Chen Jun’s body seemed to lose all the strength and he fell down like a flat balloon. Without paying any attention to the resentful, regrettable and desperate expression in his eyes, Chen Feng said coldly, “I will never let those go who intend to conspire against me!” Although Chen Feng was only 12 years old, all the people on the site had a sudden feeling of chill and n.o.body would doubt these cold words uttered by Chen Feng.
Chapter 10 Fight with Chen Jun Chen Xiong sneered and said, “Such a wonderful proposition! Chen Feng just reached the Ling Durability Level several days ago. Chen Jun has been at the Ling Shape Level for a long time. There are two levels of difference; do you regard all of us as fools?” “So, what’s your idea, Master?” Chen Xiong thought for a while and asked, “How many moves do you think are enough for the Ling Shape Level to defeat the Ling Durability Level?” “Three moves at the most.” Chen Xiong sneered and said, “In this case, if Chen Feng can resist against ten moves from Chen Jun without being defeated, he should be regarded as the winner. If he fails to resist within ten moves, Chen Feng should be regarded as the loser.” “Well . . . ” Chen Han hesitated for a while and whispered to Chen Jun, “do you have confidence to defeat him within ten moves?” Chen Jun seemed to be very conceited. He nodded and said, “Although he seemed to be powerful just now, I will certainly defeat him within less than five moves!” “Okay! Deal! If Chen Feng can defend against Chen Jun for ten moves, he will be the winner!” Chen Han shouted. Looking at all the people around who seemed to be fully confident, Chen Feng thought stealthily, The Ling Shape Level is really powerful. Although I cannot defeat him completely, it’s not so difficult to resist ten moves. Chen Xiong looked down to give an encouraging hint to Chen Feng, saying, “In that case, shall we start now? I’m wondering what the other masters of the clans want to gamble. Don’t bet too much.” “Aha! You worry about us too much, Master. We never intend to fish in troubled waters. I gamble one bottle of top-level elixir.” “One book of top-level secret martial arts, which I obtained from the devil of the West Continent after killing him.” “You are all millionaires. I’ll only gamble one million ounces of gold on it.” . . . Chen Xiong calmly recorded all their bets and said, “Chen Feng, don’t let me down. Just fight without any distraction!” Chen Feng nodded with a smile. A top-level elixir and the book of top-level secret martial arts—that’s precious. Once he could get them, his strength would be further improved. Suddenly, he concentrated all his attention with the force of the Ling Durability that covered his entire body. “Hmph! Even a mantis dreams of stopping a chariot!” Suddenly, Chen Jun moved quietly at a very fast speed and a layer of light flashed under his feet without any delay. At the Ling Shape Level, the Ling power could be released as far as tens of meters away, and he could even suspend in the air and cut off the running water with his palm at long distances. “Overlord Fist Position, Overlord Shows Up!” Chen Feng shouted so loudly that all the Ling Durability in his body shook. Suddenly, a power full of vitality and blood came out, which was a kind of energy much stronger than the Ling force. He just got it after practicing the unknown martial art. Once the vitality and blood had spurted out, Chen Feng was covered with red light, like a devil, after practicing the evil martial art. The golden long sword in his hands also slightly changed, with layers of light red flashing on the surface, which was just like the flood and a beast in a bad temper. All the people standing there did not expect that Chen Feng had such a strength. All his changes could only be described as incredible; even the masters at the Ling Shape Level would be deeply stunned by the moment that occurred just now. Being covered with the blood and vitality, Chen Feng felt his whole body had changed. His eyes turned red and his face also flushed into near obscurity. “Come on, the Ling Shape Level, I want to check out how powerful you are,” Chen Feng’s voice echoed in the hall. His figure flashed at a very quick speed which was not inferior to Chen Jun, the pract.i.tioner at the Ling Shape Level. Chen Jun’s eyes were sharp. “d.a.m.n it! Don’t dream of defeating me with some crooked martial art. It’s impossible!” “Xiaosha swordsmanship, to sweep all the devils.” A long white sword unexpectedly appeared in Chen Jun’s hands. Once the sword was waved, the Ling forces were spread so that there seemed to be hundreds of sword shadows flashing in the air and heading for the position where Chen Feng was standing. Such a fatal move? Chen Feng was secretly shocked. He decided not to reserve his strength then, so he swung the long sword in hands. A golden sword flashed out of the scabbard with a red photosphere hovering overhead and spreading swiftly. “Golden Sun Thunder Sword Art!” Boom! The hundreds of sword shadows were instantly smashed by the sword in Chen Feng’s hand. When Chen Feng continued to wave it through the air once again, accompanied with the sound of a thunder explosion, Chen Feng approached Chen Jun in an instance. “Hmph, as long as I am close to you, I wonder just how you can fight with me,” Chen Feng told himself, continuously waving the long sword in his hand. Tens of strikes were launched suddenly with increasing force, so that he could break through the defense to approach his opponent. In that case, the martial art Chen Feng used to practice could play the biggest role. “Piece of cake! You really look down upon our Xiaosha Swordsmanship! Hmph! Xiaosha Swordsmanship with Hundreds of Strikes!” The long, white sword in Chen Jun’s hand returned suddenly and condensed into a circle of hundreds of ma.s.sive swords to shield him from the front. Hum! Hum! The long sword in Chen Feng’s hand kept shaking before flying out suddenly. He was very clear about the forces of the Golden Sun Thunder Sword Art; however, he could not conduct close-quarters combat. Instead, the force of hundreds of swords from the opponent was so ma.s.sive that he was hurt in an instance. “d.a.m.n it! The Ling Shape Level is this powerful?” Chen Feng’s figure appeared once again. Without the long sword this time, he rushed out with all his vigor and approached Chen Jun again. Both of them were involved in close-range combat. Although Chen Jun had been at the Ling Shape Level, his strength of practice had not been strong enough to fight against Chen Feng. Though he was not injured, he could only defend himself instead of attacking. As a saying goes, too many mosquitoes can even kill an elephant. Chen Feng tried his best to attack with the Overlord Fist Position. Although he could not launch a fatal attack on Chen Jun, he had already successfully disturbed the pace of his opponent. For some time, they both seemed to be well-matched in strength. Chen Xiong gazed at them and suddenly said, "It’s been ten moves already. Chen Feng is still safe and sound; I declare Chen Feng the victor." At these words, Chen Feng had a sigh of relief in his mind. If he continued fighting like this, he could not hold out for long. After a heavy punch from his fist, he suddenly withdrew. However, Chen Jun had been greatly irritated at that moment; how could he let Chen Feng go at a time like this? He paid no attention to Chen Xiong’s declaration. With clenched fists, a long sword with the Ling power came into being instantly to stab Chen Feng. The fighting had consumed most of Chen Feng’s energy. Such a sudden strike gave him no time to make any response. Chen Xiong had never thought Chen Jun would be so bold to launch new attack! So, he was not able to stop the abrupt offense in time. Fizz! Chen Feng grimaced as his shoulder was punctured; red blood burst out of a ma.s.sive hole. The room fell into silence all of a sudden, and a killing expression manifested on Chen Feng’s face. The unknown martial art inside his body started to become agitated so mysteriously that Chen Feng suddenly looked like a cold-blooded evil from h.e.l.l. “d.a.m.n!” Whiz! He changed into a light shadow and disappeared instantly before he showed up once again just beside Chen Jun. Puff! Chen Feng changed his fingers into the shape of a claw to attack Chen Jun’s Dantian acupoint, which was penetrated instantly and without any resistance. With a slight cracking sound, Chen Jun’s body seemed to lose all its strength and he fell down like a deflated balloon. Without paying any attention to the resentful, regrettable, and desperate expression in his eyes, Chen Feng said coldly, “I will never let those go who intend to conspire against me!” aAlthough Chen Feng was only twelve years old, all the people in the hall were struck with a sudden chill, and n.o.body could doubt these cold words uttered by Chen Feng.
Chapter 11 The King of Hongyun Empire There were no walls without cracks. News of what had happened in the hall of the Chen family was quickly disseminated. Then there was silence in the hall of the Chen family. Although feeling surprised at the change of Chen Feng, Chen Xiong was very pleased with Chen Feng’s actual strength and felt no mercy for Chen Jun, who was lying on the ground. “All right, the compet.i.tion is over and Chen Feng wins. All your belongings will be transferred to my residence soon,” Chen Xiong said and waved his hand with absolute authority. Chen Han’s face turned blue like a piece of iron. He rushed to Chen Jun and painfully asked, “Jun? How do you feel? Tell me.” “I . . . I feel injured,” Chen Jun said intermittently and then dropped his head suddenly. With great anger flashing in his eyes, Chen Han suddenly rushed out. In the white light that burst from his hand, the Ling power was instantly condensed into a long, sharp thorn. He threw himself against Chen Feng like a beast and yelled, “Chen Feng, you’re such a b.a.s.t.a.r.d! In the exchange of martial arts, how dare you launch such a fierce attack! I will kill you today to avenge my son." “Humph! How dare you!” Having been watching his actions for a while, Chen Xiong also rushed out quickly now. In an instant, he had already flashed in front of Chen Feng. Without seeing any movement, Chen Han launched a fierce attack and the long thorn condensed with the Ling power dissipated into the air. Chen Han lunged forward and he looked at Chen Xiong furiously, saying, "I’ll report to the Council of Elders and never let it get to that." "Really? I will wait and see." Chen Xiong showed no weakness. Although he was the master of the Chen family, there was the Council of Elders, which was the supreme leadership, and even he could not openly challenge them. Chen Han left with Chen Jun while the people from other clans stayed. Chen Xiong said, “All right, since you have witnessed the strength of Chen Feng today, you should have nothing to complain about now.” “Yes, master! Chen Feng is surely qualified to stand in the hall and he even ranks at the top among the young generation.” “Okay, after the Tianyun Festival today, all the clans should recommend their own candidates for the compet.i.tion three days later. The top three will be awarded with first-cla.s.s treasure weapons respectively,” Chen Xiong suddenly declared. “What? First-cla.s.s treasure weapon?” Everyone exclaimed that the top three used to be awarded with second-cla.s.s treasure weapons, but this year they were the first-cla.s.s ones. They all knew that it’s because Chen Xiong was very delighted today. Although the first-cla.s.s treasure weapons were quite rare in the Continent, it was still not so difficult for the Chen family to donate several first-cla.s.s treasure weapons, due to its rich deposits. Chen Feng smiled. The temptation of first-cla.s.s treasure weapons was so great that many masters of the clans had been eager for the rivalry. Chen Feng sighed and said, "It seems that the Tianyun Festival this year will be fiercer than the previous one." Just then, one person outside shouted, "Master, the king is coming!" "Oh? How come the king has come in person today?" Chen Xiong smiled and went out. Chen Feng followed behind. What he saw was an elegant middle-aged man escorted by two guards on both sides. His n.o.bility was so amazing that even all the masters of the clans had never seen it before. He was the king of the Hongyun Empire. When Chen Feng was young, he had met him once. Now that he was meeting him again, he found the strength of the king was as strong as that of his father, Chen Xiong. "Your Majesty!” Chen Xiong bowed. As not only the master of the Chen family but also the general of the empire, he controlled almost half of the troops, which was a vital role in the empire. The middle-aged man smiled slightly with the light of wisdom in his eyes. He noticed Chen Feng and said to Chen Xiong with smile, "Just forget the etiquette since we are not at court. I come today as the guest of the Chen family, without any other intentions.” Although Tang Ao, the King of the Hongyun Empire, acted as the monarch before Chen Xiong, they were very good friends in private. In the days of their youth, both fought on the battlefield together with extraordinary experience. “This must be your son, Chen Feng, with the Ling power as strong as the level of Ling durability. That’s good,” Tang Ao said abruptly. Chen Xiong was stunned and said to himself, "It turns out he came for Chen Feng. However, the incident has only just occurred. It seems that he is very concerned about Chen Feng.” Chen Feng stood still and said, “Your Majesty, although I have changed a lot in the past years, you still recognize me at a glance.” "Aha! Don’t be so modest; just call me uncle. How come you’ve become so ceremonious now that you’re growing up? That’s not good," Tang Ao said with a smile. The masters of the clans fell into thought. The incident today seemed to have such a big impact that even the king came personally. It was undoubtable that the other three clans had already known Chen Feng defeated Chen Jun, who had reached the Ling shape level. Tang Ao never shifted his eyes away from Chen Feng after stepping in the hall. At this moment he said, "Feng, I heard that your strength has been recovered. Has the Qihai acupoint been completely repaired?" “Yes, Uncle Tang, it’s been repaired. That’s perhaps because of my self-cultivation over the past years,” Chen Feng answered. In fact, his Qihai acupoint had not been repaired; it was just that n.o.body could discover the truth. If others knew that he could still exert such a strength without the help of his Qihai acupoint, they would be suspicious. Once they tried to discover the truth, it would likely do him no good. Tang Ao’s eyes were flashing with light as he said, "You really deserve the name of genius. Even I feel very jealous now. I came here today to visit you. I heard that your strength had been recovered, so I’ve come here to congratulate you with some gifts.” “What gifts?” Chen Feng asked immediately without thinking. Chen Xiong felt slightly embarra.s.sed and said, “Be polite, Feng.” "Aha! It doesn’t matter. Anyway, it will be yours sooner or later. Long San, bring the gifts here." Tang Ao laughed. One man standing beside Tang Ao stepped forward and suddenly presented a box that fluctuated with the Ling power contained within. It was obviously a treasure. Tang Ao said, “It’s a treasure. I heard that your Qihai acupoint had been damaged. It’s an inner armor which can resist water and fire as well as a master"s full blow. As long as you irrigate the Ling power for it every day, it can be cycled without worrying about the exhaustion of energy inside.” The inner armor was a kind of defensive treasure. Although the outer armor could defend against sword attacks, the Ling power of some real masters could still directly penetrate all defenses and break into the body. But the inner armor could resist against such offenses. At these words, Chen Feng knew that it was a precious treasure which could save his life in critical moments. So he thanked the emperor and accepted it without any hesitation. The Chen family heard that it was an inner armor, and their eyes showed the light of desire. The inner armor was also graded, however; the treasure donated by the king should not only be far from the worst, but among the top levels.. “All right, I just came over to have a look. In several days, the Chen family will hold the family compet.i.tion. If it is convenient, I would like to come over to enjoy it along with my naughty daughter so that she also has the chance to see the true talent of the young,” Tang Ao said with a smile. Chen Xiong said, "We sincerely welcome you! Do you mean the fourth princess?" “Yes. She’s so naughty in the palace these days and there’s nothing I can do about it. However, she’s very suitable for self-cultivation. So I want to bring her along to your family compet.i.tion to broaden her vision.” Tang Ao waved his hand and left with a very calm expression on his face. Standing outside, Tang Ao suddenly asked another person beside him, "Long Er, according to your observation, has Chen Feng really recovered his Qihai acupoint?” “Yes, your majesty. I released a little Ling power just now and found his vital energy could perfectly circulate through the pa.s.sages. The Qihai acupoint was also very strong with aggressive forces, although it’s a little different from the Ling power. I conjecture that he has recovered it completely.” “So, the Chen family is really capable. We were helpless at first and felt pitiful that a genius was ruined. I didn’t expect this guy to appear in front of me again. What’s the power you just mentioned? Is it a high-level martial art?" Tang Ao asked again. Long Er shook his head and replied, "No, it seemed to be like a fierce force of a sword. It must be the strength of a swordsman. It’s really uncommon for him to gather such a powerful sword strength at the young age.” "Oh? It’s interesting; Chen Feng is really capable, but the Chen family has always been loyal to the royal family. I’m very happy to see they’ve become powerful." "Yes, your majesty. I admire your broad-mindedness because many kings will feel threatened if their subordinates become powerful. Very few of them can have such a broad mind as your majesty. However, do you really feel at ease?" Tang Ao showed a smile and said, “Never suspect the people who are loyal to serve you. Although the Chen family was very powerful in past years, they have never staged a rebellion against the Hongyun Empire. Their sphere of influence used to even surpa.s.s that of the royal family, however they were still loyal to the court. I believe in the Chen family as well as Chen Xiong. Moreover, the strength of the Chen family has far exceeded our imagination; the only thing we can do now is maintain good relations with them.” “I understand, your majesty.”
Chapter 12 Family Compet.i.tion When all the members of the Chen family dispersed, Chen Xiong brought Chen Feng to the back of the pond. Chen Xiong gathered the Ling force around him with a white light that flashed on his hands. Once the faint pressure was formed, Chen Feng suddenly felt that his body was so heavy that he could not even take a step forward. "Feng, how did you practice to recover your Qihai acupoint?" Chen Xiong seemed to be a little excited when recalling Chen Feng’s performance earlier that day. Chen Feng shook his head and said, "Father, my Qihai acupoint has not been completely recovered yet. However, I obtained a book of swordsmanship by chance. When I followed the principles to practice, I found that despite my Qihai acupoint being damaged, the spiritual power in my body still existed, which gathered a certain degree of sword force in my Qihai acupoint.” “Original sword force? You unexpectedly realized the minor Qihai acupoint known as the achievement of sword experts?” Chen Xiong was stunned. Chen Feng nodded and said, “Yes, what I’m practicing is just the Golden Sun Thunder Sword Art with very powerful forces.” With these words, Chen Feng stretched out his finger and a fierce momentum suddenly appeared on his body. He suddenly jumped up to skip onto the pond and pointed his finger at the surface water, which suddenly exploded into splashes. Chen Xiong carefully looked at his action and noticed the white light fluttering from his fingers. He hailed excitedly, “Good! It’s inimitable, clean, and smooth. Although your swordsmanship is not as good as the masters on the Continent, it’s very uncommon for young people your age. Moreover, you have gathered the original sword force. Awesome!” Chen Feng smiled to himself, thinking, If he knew I only spent three days on the swordsmanship, what kind of expression would be on his face? Looking at Chen Feng, Chen Xiong suddenly felt so pleased that his eyes grew wet. He’d been planning to ask the Council of Elders to help Chen Feng after the Tianyun Festival if he hadn’t made any achievements yet. “Father, what’s up?” Chen Feng noticed changes on Chen Xiong’s face. "Nothing, Feng, I just feel so happy. You keep up your practice, and you don’t have to partic.i.p.ate in the compet.i.tion that takes place in three days. You’d better reach the Ling shape level first," Chen Xiong suddenly said. Chen Feng was stunned and asked, "Why? Is it because I’m not powerful enough now to partic.i.p.ate in the family compet.i.tion?” "No. You are powerful enough that you’d have an easy victory in the compet.i.tion. I hope that you can draw lessons from the conflict that occurred today so that you can adjust yourself properly,” Chen Xiong said with a smile. “Oh, it doesn’t matter. I still hope to partic.i.p.ate in the family compet.i.tion. Since I have recovered, I don’t want to give up the chance to make any trouble for you. More importantly, I hope to improve my combat experience through actual practice. It’s hard to reap any benefits when you’re building a cart behind closed doors,” Chen Feng said firmly. “It’s hard to reap any benefits when you’re building a cart behind closed doors?” Chen Xiong murmured with a light flashing in his eyes. He sighed and said, “Yes, how could you grow up without any actual practice? It’s because of countless combats that I reached the Ling sense level. Why have I become overcautious now? It turns out that it’s my mistake. . . ” “Father, it’s not your mistake. Too many concerns will bring chaos. You just care about me.” “Okay, I understand. You just go prepare for this compet.i.tion. Aha!” With these words, Chen Xiong disappeared suddenly. From what Chen Feng had said, he seemed to have understood something. …… Three days later, it was the day for the compet.i.tion of the Chen Family. In addition to the clan of Chen Han, the disciples of all the other clans had also got ready to prepare for this compet.i.tion. They all knew that this was the most important day of the year. According to rules of the compet.i.tion, the winner would obtain the resources of the family. Of course, the better the performance, the more resources could be had. “The family compet.i.tion starts now!” With the loud declaration, thousands of disciples of the Chen Family were standing in the middle of the arena with flashes of Ling forces. Obviously, all of them were prepared. After the first round of the compet.i.tion, only the last twenty people were qualified for the final round. Chen Feng, Chen Lei, and Chen Dian stood together. The strength of the three ranked at the top among all the disciples. Therefore, no one dared to challenge them except for a figure that had suddenly appeared—it was Chen Jian. “It’s Chen Jian!” Chen Lei smiled lightly. "Aha, I haven’t seen you in a long time. I see you are so leisurely now. How come you are waiting like that?" Chen Jian asked with a smile. Chen Feng smiled and asked, "So, what do you want?" "It’s simple. The family compet.i.tion every year is always the same, and I feel that’s very boring. I’m eager to enter the final stage of twenty people. How about joining hands to expedite the pace?" Chen Jian said. "Good idea," Chen Dian said abruptly; he held no differing opinions on Chen Jian"s proposal. Chen Feng also nodded. He partic.i.p.ated in the compet.i.tion for the actual experience instead of the final awards. This proposal made it a nice opportunity now. "Just do it; elder brother and second brother, you two are in one group. Chen Jian and I are in another group. Let’s sweep out Yanwu Hall from both ends,” Chen Feng proposed. With these words, the four rushed out. They were actually very powerful. Although Chen Feng was only at the Ling durability level, n.o.body dared overlook the threat he posed. Suddenly, the crowd seemed like a boiling pot and everyone was shocked. Although they didn’t have direct confrontation with them, their focus stayed on them. Their sudden action at that moment naturally attracted their attention. Like a wolf in the flock, Chen Feng felt that his whole body was full of the Ling force, and a layer of faint white light enshrouded him. His shield of Ling durability seemed particularly strong so that even a dozen warriors at the Ling practice level couldn’t shake him even a little. With excitement flashing through his eyes, Chen Feng exerted the Overlord Fist Position. All the targets standing by were pushed several meters away by the great force. Without any hesitation, Chen Feng punched his fist with mighty power around him. Anyone who was standing near him was shocked and knocked meters back. In the whole of Yanwu Hall, there were thousands of Chen family members in combat. Everyone outside was a top martial art pract.i.tioner, but now, in front of Chen Feng, they appeared to be so vulnerable. Of course, as the fifth level pract.i.tioner at the Ling durability level, Chen Feng would not feel it was hard to cope with those at the fourth level—even the pract.i.tioners at the same level. However, for the sixth level pract.i.tioners at the Ling nature level, there would be some problems. Nevertheless, Chen Feng constantly shuttled through the crowd and he was not afraid of the sixth level pract.i.tioners at the Ling nature level. On the contrary, his mind was full of antic.i.p.ation. Still, the experts at the Ling nature level, as he expected, didn’t show up at all. At that moment, a shout rang out from the platform: "Stop! The top twenty have already won." Chen Feng took back his fists and glanced at the twenty people remaining in Yanwu Hall. Their strength was not weak at all and even the lowest one was at the fifth level with a capability of the Ling durability. Chen Jian whispered to Chen Feng, "I didn"t expect that your strength would be so strong in such a chaotic situation. Your external practice has really achieved uncommon results." "Aha, I feel it’s really easy for the three of you and I must fight hard to win. You can defeat the opponent with any move." Chen Feng squeezed out a bitter smile.
Chapter 13 Stroppy Princess "Now the twenty of you can start the family compet.i.tion. There are no specific rules except for one: no lethal tricks. Now you can come up to pick up a number and you will compete in pairs." Chen Feng chuckled, for he understood the way of drawing lots. He got his number and found his opponent. Chen Feng’s opponent was named Chen Lei, a disciple of the Chen family. He had already witnessed the strength of Chen Feng in the hall and it was natural for him to choose to abstain at this moment. Those who also understood the huge strength disparity just jumped onto the battlefield and then expressed their conceding after some casual rounds of fighting. On the battlefield of the Chen Family, Chen Xiong sat in the front, and by his side was the King of Hongyun Empire. Standing beside him was a little girl about the same age as Chen Feng. The strength of the little girl is not bad, for she has reached the level of Ling durability at such a young age. Who is she? Well, the king said he would bring a person to meet with me today, so I guess it must be her, the fourth princess of the Empire, Chen Feng thought to himself as he looked at the girl sitting in the front. With a seeming unique sense of perception, that girl also looked towards Chen Feng. She also felt a little surprised, because she had found out that Chen Feng was a five-level pract.i.tioner. Moreover, his figure fighting among the crowds had deeply impressed her. However, when she saw Chen Lei and Chen Jian, she whispered, “It’s odd that the five-level pract.i.tioner can also partic.i.p.ate in the finals. The Chen family is not as powerful as I have imagined.” The King, Tao Ao, pulled a long face and scolded, “Xiao Xiao, be modest! The strength of the Chen family is beyond your imagination. It’s rude to say such a thing before the elderly!” Tang Xiaoxiao, the fourth princess of the Empire and the most favorite daughter of the King, had displayed her talent at a young age. Being scolded by Tang Ao, Tang Xiaoxiao stuck out her tongue and made a face, then quickly said to Chen Xiong, “Uncle Chen, I don’t mean it, but in my opinion, a five-level pract.i.tioner in the finals cannot display the real strength of the Chen Family. My father king had told me that all the young people of the Chen Family were well-known in the Continent, especially the most powerful one named Chen Feng four years ago.“ Both Tang Ao and Chen Xiong burst into laughter. Although Tang Xiaoxiao was young, she was so clever and quick-witted that her words made Chen Xiong very pleased. After hearing the name of Chen Feng, they both couldn’t help laughing when looking at the only five-level pract.i.tioner standing in the middle. Chen Feng frowned a little bit. The compet.i.tion continued with only ten people remaining. The enduring ten people were the real young masters of the Chen Family, and even the weakest one had reached the Ling nature level. Only Chen Feng, the five-level pract.i.tioner at the Ling durability, seemed to be quite extraordinary. Shortly, Chen Feng entered the next round to challenge a master at the Ling nature level, who was also the top pract.i.tioner apart from Chen Lei and Chen Jian as well as several other masters. “I’m Chen Song, and I hope the name deeply impresses you,” the man standing opposite him said arrogantly. Chen Feng sneered and said, “Hmph, you are not qualified.” "Really? Don"t regret what you’ve said. It’s been a sheer fortune for a five-level pract.i.tioner to get so afar, and it’s time to stop here now,” Chen Song said loudly with contemptuous gaze. He thought it a joke for a master at the Ling nature level to challenge a man only at the Ling durability level. Whirl! With a gust of Ling force rushing out instantly, Chen Song stabbed with the sword in his hand. The sword"s light flashed and instantly blocked all the ways of retreat for Chen Feng. Chen Feng constantly changed the light in his eyes and tried to discover the mystery of the interlaced sword forces so that he could defeat it completely. Whirl! When a golden light suddenly rushed out of his body, Chen Feng appeared in front of everyone with a long, glittering sword full of momentum in his hand. It was just at that moment that Chen Feng’s eyes held a murderous look and he did not care about the dense sword force waving in front of him. He pulled out the golden sword and the cold shadow was immediately condensed along the blade with such a splendid golden light that made everyone close their eyes. The Golden Sun Thunder Sword Art, just as the name suggested, only penetrated the sword force instantaneously. The long, golden sword seemed dazzling at this moment and it appeared in front of Chen Song after transforming into a rainbow. “How can it be?” Chen Song was startled to release a shield of Ling nature force. However, the golden long sword seemed to have endless power. Crack! A crisp sound split the air. The shield of Ling nature force was unexpectedly smashed immediately. With a sneer in his eyes, Chen Feng once again used the Golden Sun Thunder Sword Art at the accelerated speed. Bang! The shield of Ling nature force was completely broken into pieces and the golden long sword instantly stabbed into Chen Song’s body without any resistance. Despite being the master of the Ling nature level, Chen Song was unable to reverse the situation at this moment. As a top treasure weapon with increasing momentum, the golden long sword was easy to resist. Puff! Chen Feng slightly changed the stabbing direction to avoid the vital organs and only stabbed Chen Song’s shoulder. If he had just imposed more strength, the whole arm would have been cut off. “You lose! Never underestimate those who are even inferior to you," Chen Feng said to Chen Song. It was at this moment that Chen Song found how he had been arrogant and stupid in the past. Chen Feng’s performance just now was the same as that of the five-level pract.i.tioners. In the last moment, he even showed mercy; otherwise, the consequence would have been unimaginable. He so admired this that he could not help asking, "What is your name?" “Chen Feng.” "Well, it’s so weird. A pract.i.tioner at the Ling durability level can unexpectedly defeat the one at the top of the Ling nature level. It must be because of the treasure weapon in his hands, otherwise, there’s no further reasonable explanation. Who’s that?" Tang Xiaoxiao frowned as she said to herself. She showed curiosity instead of contempt toward Chen Feng now. Tang Ao also watched the whole process of the compet.i.tion. As a master at a high level, he could see more behind the representation. Although Chen Feng took the dominance with the treasure weapon in hand, the timing of his attacks was also very appropriate. Otherwise, he could not reap such a result, even with the help of a powerful weapon. He had just defeated a master who was superior to him with only one move, which was really incredible in the world of martial arts. “Brother Chen, you really have a good son. Like father, like son. Chen Feng is so great,” Tang Ao said with a smile. Chen Xiong nodded with relief. It was at this time that he found Chen Feng hadn’t displayed all his strengths in the hall. If he had used the sword art from the very beginning, Chen Jun, who was at the Ling shape level, would never fight against him in such an easy manner. Although Chen Feng used the terrible strength in the end as if being enchanted, it was very hard for him, since he had to pay very high price. However, Chen Xiong didn’t ask too much. As for his performance at that time, Chen Feng only said it was due to his excitement. Tang Xiaoxiao, who was listening beside Tang Ao and Chen Xiong, suddenly said, "He is Chen Feng?" “Yes. Don’t you always clamor to compete with him at home? Just challenge him once the compet.i.tion in Chen Family is over,” Tang Ao replied with a smile. “Hmph! Who said I wanted to challenge him? I thought he must be a master at high level, but he turns out to be a five-level pract.i.tioner. I have no interest in challenging him at all. He does not deserve the reputation of genius.” “Well, why not wait until the compet.i.tion is over?” Tang Ao asked, looking back to the arena again.
Chapter 14 The Final Contest The compet.i.tion in the Chen family now entered the final stage and Chen Feng’s performance had greatly exceeded all their expectations. After defeating Chen Song completely, he also successfully defeated a master at the Ling nature level to enter the finals. The other two in the finals were Chen Lei and Chen Jian. As the elder brother of Chen Feng, Chen Lei had reached the Ling shape level two years ago. Not only in the Chen family, but also throughout the whole Continent, he was known as a master of martial arts. Although Chen Jian didn’t reveal his real strength, Chen Feng knew he was also very powerful in spite of the Ling nature level—someone who could even challenge and defeat the masters of the Ling shape level. It was because he felt an extraordinary quality from Chen Jian, which could only be sensed without being explained clearly. Only the masters of the Ling sense level could understand the hidden mystery; Chen Feng had sensed that from Chen Jian. It was proven that Chen Jian had such a high talent that he deserved the reputation of ‘genius.’ "Now there are only three of you to fight in pairs until the final champion is decided. As for the order, it’s up to you." Chen Jian glanced at Chen Lei and Chen Feng with a sly expression and said, "Chen Feng, I already challenged you three days ago. It seemed that you hid your actual strength then. I don’t think we need to fight anymore." Chen Feng nodded. What Chen Jian had said was reasonable. While Chen Lei was left confused, Chen Jian added, “Chen Lei, we have challenged each other many times. Since you have reached the Ling shape level now, I know I am no match for you. It’s impossible for me to win, so why don’t you and Chen Feng challenge each other? The winner will surely be the champion of the Chen Family compet.i.tion.” “Eh? Chen Jian, you said that on purpose?” Chen Lei said in astonishment. “Aha, whether I said that on purpose or not, I just want to see the rivalry between you two brothers.” With these words, Chen Jian stomped the ground with his toes and quickly jumped to the auditorium. Chen Feng forced a smile and said, “Brother, it seems that the rivalry between us is inevitable now.” “Aha! Come on, I also want to check your actual strength after the self-cultivation.” Without hesitation, Chen Lei prepared for the rivalry instantly with a Ling sword forming in his hands. “Interesting. Chen Lei is actually very powerful. At the midterm of the Ling shape level, he even defeated some masters at the peak of the Ling shape level, so it’s not difficult for him to defeat Chen Feng," Tang Ao said with a smile. Although Chen Feng seemed very mysterious, there was no fluke when one fights against real masters like Chen Lei. Chen Xiong also nodded and said, “I only hope he can fight more rounds. I know the actual strength of Chen Lei very well. It’s a little hard for Chen Feng to defeat him now; he could only manage it if he could make a breakthrough to reach the Ling nature level.” Bang! With the sword forces overflowing, the stones around Chen Feng were smashed and rows of holes were drilled into the ground as Chen Feng stood there, still. Whirl! A gust of sword force swept across. Chen Feng fixed his eyes and pulled out the golden sword to dissipate the incoming force. However, his body was still pushed a few steps backward. “My third younger brother, you’d better take action now, otherwise you will have no chance!” Chen Lei shouted. Chen Feng still stared at the front; he could successfully escape Chen Lei’s every attack by remaining motionless. In just a few rounds, Chen Feng knew the gap between their different levels. He said to himself silently, He is indeed a master of the Ling shape level. It seems that he is quite close to the Ling sense level now. It’s almost impossible to defeat him, but I won’t let it be too easy for him to win. “Golden Sun Thunder Sword Art! Great Forces!” A low sound suddenly occurred and a golden light lashed out behind Chen Feng. Everything had been shattered by the sword light and there was a clear scratch on the ground. "Cool! A fierce sword!" Chen Lei praised and his eyes were full of a dignified look, which had not shown up for a long time. The swordsmanship was obviously very powerful. Boom! Chen Lei was shocked as he was pushed backward a few steps by the sword’s force. "The strength of the golden sword is so powerful! Where did he learn such a powerful swordsmanship?" Chen Lei felt puzzled and his hands suddenly jerked to release the Ling force which could only be exerted by a pract.i.tioner of the Ling shape level. Soon the force of the Golden Sun Thunder Sword Art disappeared. Chen Feng was shocked. "So forceful! Try again; I want to see how powerful the Ling shape level is. I don"t believe that I can’t break your defense." Something inside seemed to be shattering and the forces inside Chen Feng’s body were running wild with blood and vitality, as well as the sword power condensed in the Qihai acupoint. “Hey! Here comes the power!” Chen Feng roared and jumped up like a cannonball. He suddenly threw the sword out of his hands while a piece of Ling force was closely linked with him at the sword handle. Weapon control! Only a master at the Ling shape level could do that. However, Chen Feng tried to control the weapon through the Ling durability level inside his body. Although the Ling force was very weak, something strange had already occurred at that time. “Eh? Something’s wrong. How come the pract.i.tioner at the Ling durability level can realize the force of the Ling shape level?” “Feng, I didn’t expect that your swordsmanship had reached such a high level.” An incredible expression also appeared on Tang Xiaoxiao’s face as he said, “Ah? How come his breath has changed? Is he still the pract.i.tioner of the Ling durability level?” Cool! Chen Lei praised secretly and then shouted to break out the force of the Ling shape level. His fingers changed into the shape of a claw to quickly gather the Ling force in the air. Soon two huge claws were formed in front with enough raging power to break the gold and stone while he kept still with inviolability. If Chen Feng were a sword out of a scabbard, then Chen Lei would undoubtedly be a mountain that pressed down against him with a heavy breath. “Thunder kill! To destroy everything.” A golden light flashed in Chen Feng’s eyes and the golden handle suddenly started to rotate in the air with a few m.u.f.fled cracks of thunder. A trace of lightning was looming in the clouds, which made it seem like the punishment by the G.o.d of thunder had shocked the heavens and the earth. “Ah! Go!” Chen Feng shouted. Everything that had been exploded with fierce thunder and lighting above Chen Lei continuously pressed down upon him. Cold sweat appeared on Chen Lei’s forehead and the invisible pressure in the air almost made him shudder. However, as a man having experienced so many battlefields, he quickly calmed down. Looking at the thunder and lightning in the sky, there was a hint of fineness in his eyes. "Ling force in the sky, with invincible power!” Like a laser, in Chen Lei’s hands suddenly formed a light column, which was formed with powerful Ling force. The whole arena was then shrouded by the light and even Chen Feng had to admire him at this moment. “I cannot move?” Chen Feng was startled because the light column was so mysterious that his body had been tightly locked and he couldn’t move at all. "What’s going on? It unexpectedly made me lose all my strength. My elder brother is just at the Ling shape level. Has a pract.i.tioner at such a level become this powerful? Does it mean that it’s a piece of cake for him to defeat someone at the Ling durability level?” Chen Feng constantly thought about how to escape, but failed. However, Chen Lei was also very tired after releasing the light column. He braced himself up and said to Chen Feng, “Third younger brother, don’t try to escape. It’s not so easy, since the light column contains the Ling force. Even the pract.i.tioner at the Ling nature level cannot escape it if he is trapped by the column.” “Really? I don’t believe it!” Chen Feng replied stubbornly with great anger and faint redness in his eyes. . .
Chapter 15 Reaching the Ling Nature Level in the Rain In the big martial arts arena, they both were motionless because Chen Lei had consumed most of his energy and also had to maintain the light column while Chen Feng was trapped by the Ling power. However, the performance of Chen Feng was far above the expectations of all the people. Half an hour had pa.s.sed, and he was struggling there without any progress. "What is he doing? Does he really believe he can get rid of the shackle of the Ling power at the Ling durability level? I’ll not allow them to fight like this any longer, otherwise an unexpected result may occur.” Chen Lei clenched his fists and greatly worried about his two sons in this fierce rivalry. Tang Ao stood up to stop Chen Xiong, saying, “What are you doing? If you intervene at this moment, they might be injured more seriously. Now we have to wait!” "Wait? No way! If they go on like this, I’m afraid they both will be killed where they stand!" Chen Xiong’s eyes were opened so wide that even Tang Ao, the king, could not dissuade him. Tang Ao squeezed out a bitter smile, but he was not angry. He shouted, “If you intervene now, can you ensure both will be okay? Yes, with your actual strength, you can protect one of them, but are you willing to lose the other son?” “Well. . . ” Chen Xiong seemed to be in so much pain that he did not notice the subtle change in the martial arts arena. Looking toward the arena, Tang Ao was shocked and said, "Look, Chen Feng started his weird sword art once again. It truly is incredible!" "Eh? This force was agitated by his sword, but it’s a little different," Chen Xiong muttered. It turned out that Chen Feng could not break the restriction and the strength inside his body was also locked. All the Ling forces and sword power had been completely maintained in his body, except for the essence cultivated through the unknown martial art. He was naturally glad to have made such a discovery. However, the essence of blood was too mysterious to the point that he didn’t want it to be noticed by anybody. Since there were so many masters of martial arts on the site, it would bring him a lot of trouble if it was noticed by them. Therefore, he slowly ran the essence of blood in accordance with the route of the Golden Day Thunder Swordsmanship. In the end, the Golden Sun Thunder Swordsmanship was exerted together with the sword force, which was formed in the air when he stepped inside. The thunder that cracked through the air mixed with lightning strikes. However, the ma.s.sive attacks that were expected never appeared, except for a few raindrops. . . It was raining unexpectedly. The rain fell on Chen Feng and Chen Lei standing in the martial arts arena with some fishy smell, continuously slapping on Chen Feng’s head, shoulders, and feet. A strange idea suddenly occurred to Chen Feng. The raindrops fell in different sizes with the patience of penetrating stones, the arrogance of falling from a height, and the violence of roaring waves. However, although they were just water with various forms of performance, their power was completely different. "Raindrops? If I can completely integrate into the raindrops, then the restriction will never prevent me from doing anything." Such an idea suddenly occurred to Chen Feng and he seemed to have understood something. Looking around, his hollow eyes were full of the shadow of the raindrops. He stood there motionlessly; even without the restriction by Chen Lei, he would never move even a little at that moment. "What happened to him? How can he be so emotionless? Is he dead?” "Don"t talk nonsense. If such words were heard by our master, you would be doomed to punishment.” With a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes, Chen Xiong said, “Your Majesty, did you discover the different force agitated by Chen Feng?” "Well, it’s unexpectedly true. Is he going to . . . ?" "Aha, yes, he intends to break through the current level by means of this rain to reach the Ling nature level. Once the breakthrough has been done successfully, I’m afraid that the light column with the Ling force will never be able to restrain him." Chen Xiong finally felt at ease. Chen Feng paid no attention to the reactions outside. At that moment, his heart had been completely integrated with the raindrops drifting in the air and his body seemed to gently fall like the rain to overlook at the whole arena in his mind. “Is that the Ling nature level? At that level, a door seems to be opened and everything in the past has become clearer at the moment of breakthrough,” Chen Feng murmured. Suddenly he could move his body, like the rain being gently stroked, and the bondage of the Ling force had been broken through. Chen Feng immediately felt the changes of his body. A faint black layer flew out with a stench, which was quickly washed away in the rain. "Third brother, you . . . you have already reached the Ling nature level?” Chen Lei, feeling stunned, noticed his body’s changes. Chen Feng nodded with a smile. "I happened to break through it, but I haven’t been able to challenge you yet." Then came the final result of the Chen family compet.i.tion. Chen Lei, at the Ling shape level, won first place, while Chen Feng ranked second, and Chen Jian took third. The prizes for the top three in this compet.i.tion were weapons of the highest quality, or armor. Chen Lei chose a top-grade long spear, while Chen Feng got a top-level external armor, which was just what he wanted then. As for Chen Jian, he picked a long sword of top quality.
Chapter 16 An Appearance of the Council of Elders The fourth princess sitting in the audience looked at Chen Feng and complained, saying, “A pract.i.tioner at the fifth level actually made a breakthrough at this time. However, he cannot challenge me even now." n.o.body would believe such words since Tang Xiaoxiao was only at the Ling Durability level. How could she challenge Chen Feng, who had already reached the Ling Nature level? Tang Ao found that Tang Xiaoxiao refused to admit defeat, and said with a smile, “Xiaoxiao, do you think he cannot challenge you even though he has made a breakthrough to reach the Ling Nature level?” "Hmph! Yes, indeed. If he dares to challenge me, he will be certainly defeated within ten moves. Although his sword art is good, it is even worse than mine." Tang Xiaoxiao raised her head up high like a proud rooster. Chen Xiong was slightly surprised at these words. This little girl was standing beside him and it was at this time that he realized she had never exposed her actual strength. With careful thinking, a horrified look flashed in Chen Feng’s eyes and he said, “Your Majesty, the fourth princess has already reached the Ling Nature level?” "Oh, yes, she reached the Ling Nature level last year. However, she could hide her strength, so she could only release the Ling Durability in normal times. Even the masters of the Ling Holy level, in addition to you, couldn’t discern it either." Chen Xiong showed his appreciation and said, "The fourth princess is really the pride of our kingdom, and I also wonder who is more powerful between her and Chen Feng." Tang Ao said with a smile, “That’s simple. Let’s find a chance for them to have a contest.” “Yes, but not today. I hope the contest will be held very soon. Won’t it?” Chen Xiong asked with a smile. Tang Ao nodded and said,"You mean . . . ?" "Yes, a contest to learn from each other." Chen Xiong nodded. …… On the second day after the family contest ended, the strong drumming force was heard above the Chen family. It was so decorous and unceasing that even Chen Xiong had never experienced it before. "Who on earth are they? Such a horrible force to confront the Chen family?" Chen Feng murmured. Chen Lei smiled and said, "Confront the Chen family? Who dares to do so on the Continent? They must come from the Council of Elders." Chen Feng felt slightly relaxed, then asked with great curiosity, "I have heard them before. What kind of people are they? Do they all have such great power?” "No. At the very beginning, the Council of Elders was made up of some predecessors of the family, who cultivated themselves for years and never partic.i.p.ated in the struggles on the Continent. They will never appear unless the Chen family is in danger,” Chen Lei explained. "No wonder they are so powerful. I’m wondering, how many people are in the Council?” Chen Feng continued to ask. Chen Lei shook his head and said, "I have only heard of them occasionally. They only appeared twice in the past 1,000 years and the whole Continent was greatly shocked during those periods. However, they have never appeared in the past century. As for the number of people, I don’t believe there are too many, but each must be very powerful.” Chen Feng nodded with great curiosity about the Council of Elders. When recalling the humble expressions of the collateral clan masters, he knew that the status of the family master was even lower than that of the Council of Elders. "Aha! How dare you talk about the Council of Elders in private?" A burst of laughter came out with a flashing figure showing up in front of Chen Feng. The man had white hair and even a white beard. His beard was so long that it reached down to his waist, but his face was amazingly as tender as a baby"s skin and without any wrinkles. "You. . . Who are you?" Chen Feng asked with great surprise. The old man with the white beard said, "I am only the member of the Council of Elders you have just spoke about." "Ah? You are the member of the Council? I, Chen Feng, haven’t recognized our grandfather, please forgive me." Chen Feng saluted immediately, but he did not know how to address him, so he just called him grandfather. "Aha! You young fellow. You were so curious about the Council just now. How come you become so overcautious when you face the member of the Council now? That’s not good,” The white-bearded old man said with a chuckle. Chen Feng was only a twelve-year-old boy, after all. Although his strength had already reached the Ling Nature level, he often felt nervous when facing the real masters. And the old man appeared in front of him so awkwardly as the predecessor of the Chen family, it was only natural for him to feel a little nervous. "So, grandfather, how should I address you?" Chen Feng asked. The white-bearded old man smiled without the slightest bit of impatience. He asked, "Your father is the young fellow named Chen Xiong, right?" Chen Feng nodded and thought, He must have a very uncommon status, because n.o.body throughout the Continent dares to mention the name of Chen Xiong. He dares to call him a young fellow, so he must enjoy a very high social status here. "According to the sequence of generations, I really don"t know how you should address me. Your father Chen Xiong should call me ‘ancestor’ in front of me. Well, it"s a headache. You can call me anything you like. Or, you just call me a white-bearded grandfather." After a moment of hesitation, Chen Feng said, "White-Bearded Grandfather, what is the Council of Elders? Why do you show up now?" "When you grow up, you will understand naturally. However, believe me, the Council is a good place for the elders. Once you get there, you will know the horror of it. You’d better practice hard now so that you can have the opportunity to join the Council in the future,” he said and, glancing at Chen Feng, continued, “However, although you are only at the Ling Nature level, you are really talented. So, it’s most probable for you to join the Council for cultivation.” After that, the white-bearded old man moved his ears slightly with a gentle smile, saying, “Kid, if you want to join the Council, just follow me." At these words, Chen Feng felt very excited. The mystery of the Council of Elders as well as the strength of the white-bearded grandfather had greatly attracted him. He believed it would be a nice choice to join the Council for cultivation. I just wonder whether my father will agree or not, Chen Feng thought with hesitation in his eyes. Then, in a flash of light, it was changed into firm resolution. He followed the old man and said to Chen Lei behind him, “Elder brother, I’d like to follow him to have a look.”
Chapter 17 The Council of Elders Chen Lei intended to stop him, but it was too late, so he had to jump to catch up to him. The strength of the white-bearded old man was far from what Chen Feng had imagined. Following him, they didn’t have even a single chance. Every time they seemed to lose track of him, a voice would always come from the front, saying, "You two are too slow. How come you have the chance to enter the Council of Elders?” What the old man had said was like a whip against the body of Chen Feng. He had reached the Ling Nature level and his speed was not slower than any other pract.i.tioners at the same level. At that moment, the speed of both of them had been almost the same; however, it was undoubtedly difficult for them to catch up with the old man. Chen Feng did not give up. With his eyes stunned and blood vitality completely agitated, he spurted a red light out of his body to accelerate his speed to catch up. Chen Lei was shocked and shouted, “You’re such a brat! How come you’re so quick? I’d better not conceal my actual strength anymore. Come on! All my Ling force!” In this way, they followed the old man for almost half a day. Then, they found a white figure suspended in mid-air. It was the white-bearded old man. He seemed to be very relaxed after waiting for them for a long time. "Hey, your speed is really slow, but you have caught up after all, and the time is not too late," the white-bearded old man said slowly. Chen Feng gasped for a long time. The rapid running for such a long time had consumed all his strength as well as a large amount of vitality. It would take a while for him to recover. He then asked, "White-Bearded Grandpa, where are you leading us to?” "You will know right away." The old man waved his hand to let out a Ling force that covered them up. Then, he rolled up his palm so that Chen Feng and Chen Lei were involuntarily floating into the air and moving along with the old man"s body. Soon they came to a mountain that Chen Feng found very familiar. Suddenly he felt shocked and said, "Isn’t this the mountain which can be seen from the Chen family’s backyard? How come it’s here? Is this place not far from the Chen family?" "Aha, who said that it’s far from the Chen family? How come the place where the Council of Elders stays is far away from the Chen family? Such a little fool!" "But. . . Oh! I got it! You have to take us around the place where Chen family is located!" Chen Feng exclaimed and it was at this time that he slowly recalled something. The white-bearded old man turned his eyes and laughed. Then Chen Feng and Chen Lei came into the mountain where cliffs were everywhere. Occasionally, they could hear some fierce roars. While they were wondering, several houses suddenly appeared in front of them. It was like a small village. However, the location was a bit too dangerous because it was on the cliff! "Here? This is it?" Chen Feng wondered. "Unexpected? The Council of Elders is here.” With these words, the old man stamped his feet to step upward along the cliff as easily as being on the flat ground. With only a dozen simple houses, the village seemed not to be so big. But Chen Feng could not look down upon it since it was where the Council of Elders was located; how could it be a land of peace? He was wondering if there was one horrible pract.i.tioner in every room. Around the house there were thick and tall trees, many of which Chen Feng had never seen before. However, some Ling forces could be sensed out of the woods. It was at this time that Chen Feng found that the degree of Ling forces here was several times that of the Chen family. It was like a natural spiritual sanctuary and even a common disciple could reach the Ling durability level without any difficulty if he had the chance to practice here. "Welcome back, senior elder.” A person came out of the village and greeted him. The white-bearded old man asked, "Have other people already come back? What kind of disciples did they bring back from the Chen family?" "Yes, master. It was the Ninth Elder and Tenth Elder who were responsible for picking up the candidates from the family. They brought back three people. How about the two behind you?" the man asked. "These two guys are very curious about where the Council of Elders is located, so I just brought them here to have a look," the senior elder said casually. The senior elder took Chen Feng and Chen Lei into one of the rooms. Chen Feng, who used to be very doubtful, suddenly felt as he was in a wonderland. The huge cave appeared in front of him; however, it was bright and clear inside, without feeling dim at all. Looking up, he saw various gemstones inlaid into the top of the cave. These gemstones were radiating light to illuminate the whole cave. Among those gemstones, Chen Feng even felt a strong force. Obviously they were not just gems used for decoration. Is this village just a camouflage? It’s really a different world inside. How many years would it take to collect so many gems? The Council of Elders must have a lot of treasures here, Chen Feng thought in admiration. After stepping inside, Chen Feng finally saw other elders. In the middle of the cave, several elders dressed in the same way as the white-bearded grandfather were sitting together.
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47 Flashed Out of The cave
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50